Bob Nichols (curler)
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| Born | January 27, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 3 (1974, 1978, 1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 2 (1988, 1992; demo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert "Bob" Nichols (born January 27, 1948, in Superior, Wisconsin) is an American curler.
He is a 1974, 1978 World Men's champion, 1981 silver medallist and a three-times United States men's curling champion (1974, 1978, 1981).
He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, USA men's team finished on fourth place. He played also at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, USA men's team won bronze medal.
Awards[]
- United States Curling Association Hall of Fame:
- 1990 (as curler);
- 2017 (with all 1974 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, second Bill Strum and lead Tom Locken);
- 2017 (with all 1978 world champions team: third Bill Strum, second Tom Locken and lead Bob Christman).[1]
Teams[]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1973–74 | Bud Somerville | Bob Nichols | Bill Strum | Tom Locken | 1974 USMCC  1974 WMCC
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| 1974–75[2] | Bud Somerville | Bob Nichols | Bill Strum | Tom Locken | |||
| 1975–76[2] | Bud Somerville | Bob Nichols | Bill Strum | Tom Locken | |||
| 1976–77[2] | Bud Somerville | Bob Nichols | Bill Strum | Tom Locken | |||
| 1977–78 | Bob Nichols | Bill Strum | Tom Locken | Bob Christman | 1978 USMCC 1978 WMCC
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| 1980–81 | Bob Nichols (fourth) | Bud Somerville (skip) | Bob Christman | Bob Buchanan | 1981 USMCC 1981 WMCC 
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| 1982–83[2] | Bob Nichols (fourth) | Bud Somerville (skip) | Tim Somerville | Bob Christman | |||
| 1983–84[2] | Bob Nichols (fourth) | Bud Somerville (skip) | Tim Somerville | Bob Christman | |||
| 1987–88 | Bob Nichols (fourth) | Bud Somerville (skip) | Tom Locken | Bob Christman | Bill Strum (WOG) | 1987 USOCT 1988 WOG (4th) | |
| 1991–92 | Tim Somerville (fourth) | Mike Strum | Bud Somerville (skip) | Bill Strum | Bob Nichols (WOG) | Bob Buchanan | 1992 WOG 
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References[]
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members". USA Curling. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Wisconsin State Champions - Men's". Wisconsin State Curling Association. Retrieved Dec 13, 2019.
External links[]
- Bob Nichols at World Curling Federation
- Bob Nichols at Olympedia
- Video: 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom Highlights on YouTube
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